Earth day in Spanish Class - El medio ambiente

Inside: Earth day in Spanish class resources. El medio ambiente resources for secondary Spanish. Activities for Earth day in Spanish class, plus the environment.

I know I might be a little bit late for Earth day in Spanish class this year. But, here is a collection of resources for teaching about the environment in Spanish class. El Día de la Tierra is April 22nd. When I taught with a textbook an upper-level unit was always centered on the Environment in Spanish class. (Hello Avancemos 1.1 & 1.2). So here are Earth day resources for Spanish class.

Ready To Go Environment Activities

Earth day in Spanish Class - El medio ambiente resources

Novice Spanish Environment Resources

Ecuador & La Selva Reading

First, this is a basic Spanish 1 reading about the jungle and Ecuador. It is not specifically Earth day, but it ties into the environment for novice Spanish.

Capibara Digital Stations

Also, there is a basic Spanish 1 activity about Ecuador and capibaras. Once again, it ties into the environment for novice Spanish.

Finally, to teach novice Spanish students, you could use the novel El Capibara con botas.

Intermediate Spanish Environment Resources

Medio Ambiente y Costa Rica Digital Stations

Earth day in Spanish class - el medio ambiente stations

First, these stations are the perfect resource for Earth day for Spanish 2+. It has authentic resources specifically for Earth day. There is also focus on el medio ambiete. It is an editable Google Doc that can easily be assigned online for virtual classes or a sub-plan. It could also be used for in-person stations if you are ready for that.

Also, there are great Units from Carrie Toth (my fav is Mar de plástico).

Finally, you could use the novels Robo en la Noche, Noche de Oro or Bananas

Movies for Environment in Spanish class

If you are D O N E with the 20-21 school year and want a nice Thursday/Friday Earth Day film break, I give you permission to rest and I have you covered!

El camino de Xico

There is a brand new movie El camino de Xico was actually created in Spanish in Mexico. You can learn more about the film in this blog post & I have a guide which can be found here. It includes themes of the environment, including fracking, which would make for great high school or college level discussion with units on El medio ambiente, global challenges, and climate change.

Pachamama

The beautiful animated movie Pachamama is only found on Netflix that I have found. There is guide here that is in both Spanish and English. You can use variations in every class you teach. If you want to turn it into a full film unit, check out many resources here. It goes great with the themes of indigenous cultures of South America and the environment.